Plate, Commemorative
Object number2003.130.11
Date1977
MediumCeramic; Glaze
Credit LineGift of Tri-State Historical Steam Engine Association, Inc.
DescriptionCircular white ceramic commemorative plate. Shallow sloped walls. Circular foot. Face has polychrome image of a steam engine agricultural vehicle in a dirt field billowing gray steam. Blue sky background. Vehicle faces to the viewer's right. Vehicle has gray-black body with yellow and gray wheels. Image is surrounded by white margin. Reverse is undecorated.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 9.125 x 0.75 in. (23.2 x 1.9 cm)InscriptionsFace has black text at top in margin "TRI-STATE HISTORICAL STEAM ENGINE ASSOC., INC." and at bottom of image "1977".
Front proper right side of engine body has yellow text "RUSSELL".
Historical Notes1977 Tri-State Historical Steam Engine Association commemorative plate featuring 1922 Russell 16 H.P. steam traction engine. Part of a collection of fifteen commemorative plates depicting historical steam engines. Several of the engines were developed in Western Pennsylvania. Part of the Meadowcroft collection.
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